Life Sciences

  In less than a month, Oracle will be hosting Oracle Health Sciences Connect Europe, a free event that is geared towards users of Oracle’s life sciences applications, as well as partners of the software company. The one-day meeting will take place on March 22, 2016, in London and will provide information on product roadmaps, […]

It’s not easy to sift through and make sense of the vast amount of data posted each day by patients or their caregivers via social media. When it comes to unstructured data (e.g., abbreviations and acronyms), it’s even more difficult. However, it’s critical to evaluate the constant chatter to help detect or prevent possible issues, […]

  Not long ago, Perficient’s clinical trial solutions team completed a project for a client that integrated our clinical trial management system (CTMS) accelerator, Siebel Clinical ASCEND (ASCEND), with Veeva Vault eTMF (Veeva). The idea for the integration stemmed from a desire to increase efficiency and user satisfaction, while reducing human error. 

  Bayer HealthCare, the 150-year-old pharmaceutical and consumer products behemoth, selected Oracle’s software to assist with the management and analyses of their clinical trials. The global organization, whose notable product portfolio includes brands such as Aspirin, Aleve, Claritin, Levitra, Xarelto, and YAZ, will implement the most recent version of Oracle’s Siebel Clinical Trial Management System, […]

  Jeffrey Keisling, CIO and SVP at Pfizer, recently wrote an article in CIOReview that discussed the technological ingredients it takes to drive innovation. The pharmaceutical giant’s Business Technology group coined it “Formula Five.” 

  Similar to many industries, but arguably one of the most challenging, the life sciences sphere undergoes regulatory and compliance changes. Each country, group of nations, and regulatory body proposes different guidelines at different times. And, even though it could take several years for the changes to go into effect, when they do, you’d better […]

  According to Google, people are now performing more Google searches on their mobile phones than on their computers. This statistic reiterates the fact that all life sciences companies should ramp up their mobile initiatives to reach subjects and patients through the channels they use most. 

  Perficient’s Life Sciences practice regularly monitors the software release notes for several Oracle Health Sciences applications, as well as our own clinical and safety systems. The systems covered in our review are: 

  We’ve written extensively about the many ways in which life sciences companies can leverage a clinical trial management system (CTMS) like ASCEND, Perficient’s pre-configured and enhanced version of Siebel Clinical. Why? Two reasons. For one, we are arguably the best implementer of Oracle Health Sciences applications for sponsors and CROs. And, two, ASCEND is […]

  Dr. Robert Califf, a cardiologist who has spent most of his career at Duke University, was confirmed by the Senate on February 24, 2016, to be the next FDA commissioner, following President Barack Obama’s nomination in September 2015. 

  Now that March is here, I thought it would be neat to look back at what our readers found most interesting last month. Below are the top five blog posts Perficient’s life sciences practice wrote in February – they’re ranked in order of popularity, with number one being the most viewed piece. 

  Patients who are being treated for diseases, such as cancer, often require multiple drugs to manage their conditions. For example, patients are often prescribed drugs that treat the actual disease, while others are meant to manage side effects from those drugs. Many of these patients can probably attest to inquiring about or doing their […]